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Usage in various languages

Czech

Ú/ú is the 34th letter of the Czech alphabet, and represents a /uː/ sound. It can only appear as the first letter of the word, except in compound words, such as "trojúhelník" - triangle, which is composed of two words - "troj" which is derived from tři meaning three and "úhel" which means angle.

Faroese

Ú/ú is the 24th letter of the Faroese alphabet, and may represent the following sounds:

Short [ʏ] in such words as krúss[kɹʏsː] ("mug", "coffee cup")

Short [ɪ] before /ɡv/ in such words as kúgv[kɪɡv] ("cow"), but also in brúdleyp[bɹɪdlɛip] ("bridal")